McNicoll Bus Garage

Project Assessment and Construction

Within the next five years, TTC will need a new bus garage to accommodate its growing ridership and expanding bus fleet. The new facility is planned to be constructed at Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough, and will store and maintain a combination of articulated and regular buses.

On December 20, 2016, the TTC Board approved the staff recommendation to award the construction contract for the McNicoll Bus Garage. A copy of the report is available here:

Pre-Construction Open House for New McNicoll Bus Garage on June 12, 2017

TTC will be hosting an open house to share details on construction of the new McNicoll Bus Garage.

Construction of the new facility will begin this spring and is scheduled for completion by mid-2020. The site will include hundreds of new plantings as well as one of the largest green roofs in Canada.

Join TTC staff and learn more about the project, construction schedule, staging plans, as well as the benefits this new facility will bring to transit in Toronto.

Open House - October 20, 2015 - Consultation on Building and Landscape Design

On October 20, 2015 TTC hosted an open house to share the preliminary concepts for the perimeter landscaping and options for the exterior design of the McNicoll Bus Garage. The event took place at Mary Ward Catholic School and included facilitated break-out sessions where participants provided feedback on the following four areas of the design:

Building Façade

Noise Barrier Wall

Green Roof

Perimeter Landscape

Presentation panels and comment cards were available at the meeting and can be viewed at the following links:

On July 31, 2015, TTC issued a Statement of Completion, representing the end of the Transit Project Assessment Process.

Transit Project Assessment Process - Notice to Proceed

On July 27, 2015, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) issued a Notice to Proceed with construction of the McNicoll Bus Garage. This followed his review of comments submitted during the consultation period.

On May 21, 2015, TTC issued a Notice of Completion informing the community and stakeholders that the Environmental Project Report is available for comment for a 30 day period ending June 22 2015. Following this stage, all submitted comments will be reviewed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) as part of their 35-day review.

Hard copies are also available for review at public locations in the vicinity of the site. Please refer to the Notice of Completion for details and contact information. The complete EPR is available electronically below:

Date: February 5, 2015Location: Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School - Cafeteria, 3200 Kennedy RoadTime: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Open House followed by presentation and an opportunity for questions and answers)Chinese translation services were provided for this event.

On November 17, 2014, Toronto Board of Health received deputations from community members who are concerned about the potential impacts of the proposed garage. Details on the meeting and the item (HL 34.15) are available here. TTC staff provided a presentation to the Board as well as distributed Frequently Asked Questions to help address some of the concerns being raised.

On August 28, 2014 City Council approved the McNicoll Bus Garage Draft Environmental Report and authorized submission of the completed Report to the Ministry of the Environment as part of the Transit Project Assessment Process. A copy of the motions associated with this project are available on the City of Toronto website. TTC will now proceed with the TPAP and has deferred issuing a Notice of Commencement from November 2014 to early 2015. The Notice will be distributed to the community and posted on this website.

On July 23, 2014 the TTC Board received a copy of the draft Environmental Project Report. Minutes of the meeting are available here.

TTC hosted two Open Houses and several meetings with adjacent property owners. The following Frequently Asked Questions provide answers to some of the concerns raised during this consultation.

Public Open House

On May 14, 2014 community members gathered at Kennedy Public School to learn more about plans for the new bus maintenance and storage facility. McNicoll Bus Garage Display Boards provided information on, schedule, process, traffic impact and air quality.

On November 27, 2013 TTC held an Open House to inform the community about plans for this new bus garage, which will be built to Toronto Green Development Standards. A complete report, including the presentation panels, is available below:

If you are interested in receiving updates about this project, please email your contact information to lito.romano@ttc.ca. Please be sure to include your name, address (including city and postal code), phone number and email address. Also, please let us know how you prefer to be contacted – by email, regular mail or both.